Table 5.
Prevalence of using Internet as a source obtaining nutrition and dietary information, the Nutrition Monitoring Survey Series, Western Australia, 2009 and 2012.
| Age range | 2009 Yes, % (95% CI)a | P | 2012 Yes, % (95% CI)a | P | ||
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Female | Male |
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Female | Male |
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| 18-24 years | 31.58 (18.15, 49.01) | 34.56 (19.05, 54.23) | .81 | 56.81 (38.09, 73.77) | 25.80 (13.59, 43.45) | .01 |
| 25-34 years | 28.40 (20.12, 38.44) | 32.83 (21.07, 47.22) | .59 | 58.77 (46.40, 70.13) | 32.67 (20.73, 47.38) | .005 |
| 35-44 years | 24.19 (18.99, 30.27) | 16.98 (10.76, 25.76) | .13 | 39.66 (33.37, 46.31) | 36.57 (27.08, 47.24) | .62 |
| 45-54 years | 16.91 (12.42, 22.62) | 18.21 (11.58, 27.45) | .79 | 33.19 (27.41, 39.52) | 27.11 (20.14, 35.43) | .22 |
| 55-64 years | 13.48 (9.14, 19.45) | 18.21 (11.64, 27.34) | 0.32 | 23.39 (18.58, 29.01) | 22.39 (16.44, 29.72) | .82 |
a Percentages were weighted for probability of sample selection and adjusted by age, sex, and geographic area to the 2011 Estimated Resident Population of Western Australia.